ArticleSurgical endoscopy2013
Laparoscopic versus open repair of inguinal hernia: a longitudinal cohort study.
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- Is quantity quality? The impact of surgeon volume on outcomes in inguinal hernia repair: a quantitative systematic review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Lower recurrence rate after groin and primary ventral hernia repair performed by high-volume surgeons: a systematic review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of endoscopic surgery and Lichtenstein repair for treatment of inguinal hernias: A network meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Transabdominal Pre-Peritoneal Versus Open Repair for Primary Unilateral Inguinal Hernia: A Meta-analysis.World journal of surgery · 2018Pooled it
- International guidelines for groin hernia management.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Guideline
- Metachronous reoperation for recurrent and non-recurrent inguinal hernia after primary unilateral inguinal hernia repair: propensity score matched analysis of large US claims database.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
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- Outcomes of Open Versus Laparoscopic Technique in Primary Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Retrospective Study.Cureus · 2023Article
- Influence of the learning curve on the immediate postoperative pain intensity after laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty.Medicine and pharmacy reports · 2023Article
- A novel laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair technique: single-port lateral non-abdominal pre-peritoneal approach.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Article
- Five year trends in surgical technique and outcomes of groin hernia repair in the United States.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Inguinal Hernia Mesh Repair: The Factors to Consider When Deciding Between Open Versus Laparoscopic Repair.Cureus · 2021Review
- Lower reoperation rates after open and laparoscopic groin hernia repair when performed by high-volume surgeons: a nationwide register-based study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- RETention of urine After INguinal hernia Elective Repair (RETAINER study I and II).International journal of surgery protocols · 2021Article
- Perioperative outcomes and cost of robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Article
- A 19 year population-based cohort study analysing reoperation for recurrence following laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repairs.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
- Could long-term follow-up modify the outcomes after laparoscopic TAPP? A 5-year retrospective cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2019Article
- Surgical trends of groin hernia repairs performed for recurrence in medicare patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2019Article
- Causes of recurrence in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundTraditionally, repair of an inguinal hernia has been by an open method, but laparoscopic techniques have recently been introduced and are increasing in popularity. This study aimed to compare early and late outcomes following laparoscopic and open repair of inguinal hernia.
methodsWe performed an analysis of inpatient Hospital Episode Statistics. Early-outcome criteria studied include in-hospital mortality, length of hospital stay, complications (infection, bleeding, injury to an organ, and urinary retention), and readmission. Late outcome was assessed by the need for a further inguinal hernia repair on the same side.
resultsBetween April 2002 and April 2004 there were 125,342 patients who underwent inguinal hernia repair and were included in the analysis. They were followed until April 2009. There were no differences in postoperative stay between the laparoscopic and open groups except for the laparoscopic bilateral hernia repair patients who had a shorter stay than the open group. Infection and bleeding were more common following open repair, whilst urinary retention and injury to an organ were more frequent after laparoscopic repair. Reoperation for another inguinal hernia was more common after laparoscopic (4.0 %) than after open repair of primary inguinal hernia (2.1 %), mostly in the first year after surgery. There was no difference in reoperation rate following repair of a recurrent inguinal hernia. Consultant caseload was strongly inversely correlated with reoperation following laparoscopic but not open repair of primary inguinal hernia.
conclusionsReoperation is more common after laparoscopic than after open repair of primary but not recurrent inguinal hernia. Surgeons with a low laparoscopic hernia repair caseload have an increased reoperation rate following laparoscopic repair of primary inguinal hernia. The increase in reoperation rate following laparoscopic repair is seen in the first year or two following the initial surgery.
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